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Co-Requisite Needed<\/a>GC in Global Leadership<\/a>Introductory<\/a>Leadership Studies<\/a>MA in Global Leadership<\/a>Online<\/a><\/div>\n
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Along with the accompanying foundational residency course\u00a0GBLD505<\/a>, this course critically explores the key concepts of global leadership through personal, collective, and theoretical lenses. This includes learning about one\u2019s own cultural \u2018lenses\u2019, mental models and the historical structural inequalities, and coming to a broader understanding and integration of approaches to working in a global context. Participants will explore and describe their personal and collective values and goals, establish personal and collective learning plans, and prepare life and self for residency. During this course, a strong emphasis will be placed on building a supportive learning community, thus creating a strong foundation for the program.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Co-Requisite Needed<\/a>GC in Global Leadership<\/a>In-Person Residency<\/a>Introductory<\/a>Leadership Studies<\/a>Pre-Requisite Needed<\/a><\/div>\n
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Focuses on building personal capacities in a global setting by developing self-awareness and self-management skills in regard to each individual\u2019s values, beliefs, practices, and assumptions. Students will engage in developing intercultural communication skills that support authentic and collaborative relationships with others who have different values, beliefs, and behaviours. Students will explore and describe their own orientation to the world so as to enhance adaptability and resiliency in complex, changing environments. Students will learn the fundamentals of global leadership in complex environments. Students will learn to apply systems approaches to understanding complex organizational and societal systems, adopting different ways of knowing and considering political, social, cultural and spiritual perspectives. Students will explore dynamics of power across generational, gender and class divides and learn how to tap into the creative potentials of diversity, conflict, change and complexity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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GC in Management and Leadership<\/a>In-Person Residency<\/a>Introductory<\/a>Leadership Studies<\/a>Organizational Management<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a><\/div>\n
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Examines the complex challenges associated with effective leadership in organizations and explores both individual and collaborative approaches drawn from learners\u2019 experience and the most recent literature and research in order to inform leadership and successful organizational change. Learners will explore dimensions of personal and strategic leadership, the dynamics of personal and organizational change, and their roles as catalysts for change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tVBLD510: Values-Based Leadership: Being Best for the World\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Co-Requisite Needed<\/a>GC in Values-Based Leadership<\/a>In-Person Residency<\/a>Introductory<\/a>Leadership Studies<\/a>MA in Leadership<\/a><\/div>\n
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Emphasizes the development of leadership strength for dealing with unpredictable challenges through values-based approach to decisions and actions. Fosters exploration, in theory and in practice, of key constructs of values-based leadership and its relationship to adaptability, resilience, authenticity, responsibility, emergent learning, reflective practice, and wisdom. Enhances \u2018values fluency\u2019 in articulation of core values, and alignment of behavior and values in complex contexts. Promotes awareness of the relationship between leadership practice and the realization of others\u2019 potential and creation of organizational environments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tVBLD512: Values-Based Collaboration and Partnerships\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Develops leadership knowledge and the ability to evolve a common understanding of purpose and shared values for creative and sustainable collaboration in teams and partnerships. Examines, in theory and practice, values-based leadership as a foundation for creating trust, fostering reflective dialogue, leveraging difference and diversity, and generating innovation in and through relationships. Develops an understanding of conflict in relation to motivation and as a source of innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tVBLD514: Leadership, Culture and Sustainability\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Co-Requisite Needed<\/a>GC in Values-Based Leadership<\/a>Introductory<\/a>Leadership Studies<\/a>MA in Leadership<\/a>Online<\/a><\/div>\n
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Provides models and methods for engaging people in developing productive, innovative, resilient and sustainable cultures in workplaces and communities. Introduces an integral perspective for understanding the relationship between values based leadership and complex systems\u2014their cultures and structures. Overviews current instruments for assessing cultures. Includes conduct of a values based leadership project in which students are supported by the instructor and peers in online groups. Fosters practical wisdom through reflection on projects in face-to-face or virtual meeting formats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n